Tammy Franek , LPC

Tammy Franek is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, career concerns, depression, addictions, and relationship problems. She offers steady support for grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating struggles, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and life transitions. Tammy emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction.

Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Tammy tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and everyday strategies that can be used between meetings. She works to make next steps feel achievable rather than overwhelming.

Tammy draws on client-centered therapy to keep the work focused on what matters to the individual. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. These approaches are often used to address anxiety, depression, coping skills, and stress management.

Over her career Tammy has supported people through caregiving strain, aging and geriatric issues, co-morbidity, and end-of-life concerns. She also addresses communication problems, codependency, divorce and separation, and finding life purpose. Her style is collaborative and practical - the aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Tammy practices in Missouri and conducts work in English. She encourages anyone feeling stuck or overwhelmed to consider a conversation about what might help next.

Approaches that guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and tailoring conversations to what the client wants to address. This approach helps people feel heard and lets them set the pace and goals for their work.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, sleep difficulties, and managing impulsivity or addictive patterns. CBT breaks problems into small steps and practices new skills between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tammy will collaborate with each client to decide what methods are likely to help based on needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will adjust strategies over time if something isn’t working or if priorities change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people talk face-to-face when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when video isn’t possible. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving schedules, or other daily demands.